Self-reform is the only kind that works.

Pain narrows consciousness; pleasure blurs it.

When Medusa looks in the mirror, she sees the Lady of Sorrows.

My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.

Retirement requires the invention of a new hedonism, not a return to the hedonism of youth

The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.

The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.

'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.

Histories of morality are rarely written in order to inform the reader.

Bullying is wrong. It is not okay to bully others back because they bullied you.We learned our lesson with Don the Goat

He only may chastise who loves.

You need imagination in order to imagine a future that doesn't exist.

Only constant repetition will finally succeed in imprinting an idea on the memory of the crowd.

A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It's a theatrical event.

Your success and happiness lie in you. External conditions are the accidents of life, its outer trappings.

I want a Supreme Court that will stick with Roe v. Wade and a woman's right to choose, and I want a Supreme Court that will stick with marriage equality.

My first thoughts are that I should not let people down, that I should support them and love them.

I grew up listening to most of my parents' music, like The Beatles and ABBA and all that stuff.